Silence, absolutely silence.
No one thought that as soon as the 27th Division took action, it would fall into a tight siege by the national army!
To be honest, when the telegram was handed to Okamura Neiji, Okamura Neiji didn't regret it at all. That was impossible.
But now, the situation has arisen, and he has no better way besides making amends.
"The 27th Division is trapped. This is really bad news." Okamura Neiji murmured to himself. The strength of the 27th Division is the strongest among the entire Eleventh Army. If this were not the case for a weak division, why would he be so worried?
From Okamura Neiji's point of view, no matter how weak the 27th Division is, it is still a division-level unit. If an entire division is annihilated on the battlefield in northern Jiangxi, he Okamura Neiji will What kind of accountability will they face? Think about it all.
Apart from being dismissed from duty on the spot and then going directly to a military court, is there a worse ending? Probably not, and Okamura Neji will most likely face this ending!
From a tactical perspective, it was precisely because the 27th Division was weak that it could be surrounded and annihilated! Therefore, whether it was for public or private reasons, Okamura Neji could not just watch the 27th Division being annihilated!
To be fair, Okamura Neiji did not want to deploy the main force of the 106th Division, but the more powerful 101st Division was also dragged to the front line of Lushan and suffered heavy casualties!
Besides deploying reinforcements from the 106th Division, is there any other better way? there is none left!
Thinking about this, Okamura Neiji turned his attention to the battle map of northern Jiangxi in his office - the northern Jiangxi area is very mountainous and transportation is very inconvenient, which is not a good thing for the relatively mobile Japanese army.
Why do you say it's not a good thing? The reason is that the mobility of the Japanese army mainly relies on cars and three-wheeled motorcycles. In northern Jiangxi where there are not many roads, this is a hardship...
The term "soldiers are more valuable and faster" has been a truth since ancient times, so Okamura Neiji pondered: How can the 106th Division "give wings" in this mountain?
There is always a way, but it depends on people's thinking, so Okamura Neiji came up with an excellent method - temporarily changing the necessary troops into packhorse troops!
After coming up with this method, Okamura Neiji summoned his staff and issued a series of combat orders: ordering the 123rd Regiment, 145th Regiment of the 106th Division on the Nanxun Line, The three infantry regiments of the 147th Regiment and the mountain artillery unit rushed to the rescue of the 27th Division; in addition, the 149th Regiment of the 101st Division on the Dexing Line was ordered to return from Mahuiling , Xingzi and other places provided rapid support.
This combat order is the proud work of Neji Okamura - this is enough to form an entire powerful combat division. As long as these troops can gather with the 27th Division on the northern line of De'an, then , Dean has won it!
If De'an wins, you can immediately attack Nanchang!
Thinking about this, Okamura Neji felt excited. This was the hope that the mission was about to be completed and he could be promoted...
In fact, changing the necessary combat troops into packhorse troops is not a simple matter. Even though the Japanese army's logistical support and execution intensity are much higher than those of the national army, it still took a whole It takes more than a day to set off.
Two days are enough for a lot to happen.
For example, the battle at Qilin Peak.
The headquarters of the Japanese 3rd Regiment of the 27th Division received a fatal order from the division commander Honma Masaharu to capture Kirin Peak at all costs, so they did not fight hard.
For a whole day, the shouts of killing and the sound of gunfire resounded throughout Qilin Peak.
"Commander! Retreat! If we don't retreat, our troops will be wiped out!" An officer in shabby clothes said in his southwest Mandarin accent,
"Don't withdraw! I came out from Guizhou with my troops, just to kill the Japs!" Yang Jialiu, the regiment leader, said fiercely, "Many of my Guizhou children have died on this mountain! Withdraw? Withdraw the yarn! I want to fight these Japanese monkeys to the death! None of our students at Whampoa Military Academy are afraid of death!!"
Yes, the unit responsible for garrisoning Qilin Peak is indeed a unit of the Central Army, but this unit was expanded in Guizhou, so some Huangpu Military Academy students from Guizhou were also used in the appointment of officers.
Yang Jialiu is also a student of this batch of Huangpu Military Academy who was born in Guizhou, and his qualifications are not small - the fifth batch of Huangpu!
The unit that Yang Jialiu belongs to is the 60th Division of the National Revolutionary Army!
This was the fifth attack launched by the Japanese army today. Yang Jialiu led his troops to defend to the death and repelled several Japanese attacks. As a result, Yang Jialiu's 360th Regiment suffered heavy casualties.
The 60th Division is not much different from other Central Army units. It also has two brigades under its jurisdiction, one of which is the 308th Brigade where Yang Jialiu is located.
"Yes! Tuan Zuo!" The officer responded helplessly, and then led his troops to continue killing.
At this time, on the Qilin Peak position, less than half of the 360th Regiment was left, and some were disabled soldiers.
The order Yang Jialiu received was also a death order - defend Qilin Peak to the death!
Yang Jialiu knew very well that under such an offensive by the Japanese army, the 360th Regiment, which was not well-equipped with weapons and equipment, would be impossible to defend. All he could do was to delay the Japanese offensive as much as possible.
"Well, the front line probably won't hold out for a long time. I'm afraid we will lose our lives here today." Thinking about it, Yang Jialiu hid in the trench and lit a cigarette.
While lighting the cigarette, Yang Jialiu also distributed the remaining cigarettes to the soldiers. He said: "Brothers, I came out from Guizhou together to fight against Little Japan. I told you today, Qilin Peak I'm afraid this place is a bit difficult to defend, but we can't retreat! That would leave our parents, brothers and sisters to be slaughtered by Little Japan! You all listen to me, after smashing this cigarette, you and I will go find Little Japan Go for it!"
The surrounding officers and soldiers all focused their eyes on the regimental leader and did not speak. They were waiting for the regimental leader's next words.
Sure enough, after Yang Jialiu took out the puff of cigarette, he said: "Today, this Qilin Peak will be the burial place of my brothers. It is surrounded by a clear sky. If we are buried here, our families and descendants will definitely prosper." Yes! Are you afraid!?"
At the end of the sentence, Yang Jialiu almost yelled these words, full of murderous intent!
"I'm not afraid! Fuck their little Japan!!"
"Yes! I came all the way from Guizhou just to kill the little Japanese, those sons of bitches!!"
"People are dead and their eggs are lying in the sky, so afraid of them!"
I saw that the officers and soldiers were all impassioned and regarded death as home. When the country was ruined and the family was in ruins, no one had any way out.
Seeing this scene, Yang Jialiu felt a little relieved - these soldiers are all good soldiers, good soldiers he brought out!
"Brothers, smoke! After smoking, you will fight for the little devil." Yang Jialiu grinned, showing two rows of big white teeth.
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PS: The second update is here!
Good night!
